The Yankees avoided disaster tonight, recovering after blowing a big lead over the Orioles to hold on for a 9-6 victory. Everything looked good for the Yankees early on, but eventually the Orioles would put up a fight, knocking Masahiro Tanaka for ten hits, eight of them for extra bases, and five runs in 5.1 innings. Even after a shaky Tanaka start, though, the Yankees’ band of replacements found a way to win.
There wasn’t too much offense early in this one, but in the top of the second Austin Romine put the first run on the board with style, hitting a line drive that just cleared the wall for a home run.